{"id":58716,"date":"2018-02-14T15:45:41","date_gmt":"2018-02-14T21:45:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pcmatic.com\/blog\/?p=58716"},"modified":"2018-02-14T15:45:41","modified_gmt":"2018-02-14T21:45:41","slug":"microsoft-patches-50-vulnerabilities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pcmatic.com\/blog\/microsoft-patches-50-vulnerabilities\/","title":{"rendered":"Microsoft Patches 50 Vulnerabilities on Patch Tuesday"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4>New Update Resolves 50 Security Vulnerabilities<\/h4>\n<p>This week brought the second Tuesday of the month, which is known to some as Patch Tuesday.\u00a0 On the second Tuesday of every month, Microsoft issues updates to patch any security vulnerabilities found over the last month.\u00a0 The update that hit this week patched approximately 50 security gaps in programs such as Internet Explorer, Adobe Flash Player, and Edge, to name a few.<\/p>\n<p>The update that has been deemed most critical is tied to Outlook.\u00a0 In order to exploit the flaw, users must open an infected file within Outlook.\u00a0 However, this file could be found in an email or a link on an infected website.\u00a0 Other patches found in IE or Edge could also be exploited by executing malware on an infected website.\u00a0 It should be noted, there have not been any reports of hackers exploiting these vulnerabilities; 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